This book was my very first acquisition when I started with @fortresspress.bsky.social and, even more importantly, it's an incredible book! Can't wait to see it in the real world. Congratulations @chancebonar.bsky.social!

Dr. Chance Bonar@chancebonar.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Was just informed by @katgelk.bsky.social that _From Slave to Saint: Onesimus Throughout Christian History_ now has a page on @fortresspress.bsky.social's website! Consider pre-ordering for Jan 2027 to learn more about Onesimus from the 1st–20th centuries www.fortresspress.com/store/produc...

Appropriate reading for Good Friday: the story of a crucified college. But like Holy Week, crucifixion is not the whole story (read to the end for @lerikscline.bsky.social's good word about why the work still matters)

Victorian Poetry@victorianpoetry.bsky.social · 5mo ago

@lerikscline.bsky.social writes abt cuts at St. Norbert College & broader patterns of agentless budget shortfalls, “transformations,” admin hostility to protesters, & crackdowns on higher ed—these expose the tactical limits of a category like “Victorian studies.” muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

Rodney Sadler is a Bible prof at the seminary I attended (different campus, but still proud to see it!)

Taniel@taniel.bsky.social · 6mo ago

JUST IN: North Carolina's Dem lawmaker Carla Cunningham gave the GOP the decisive vote to pass a law forcing police to comply with ICE. She said "all cultures are not equal." She just lost reelection BIG in the Dem primary to a progressive pastor & activist, Rodney Sadler. 70% to 22%! Context:

This really is such an exciting project!!

Dr. Chance Bonar@chancebonar.bsky.social · 8mo ago

I’m grateful that @nehgov.bsky.social finds my work on Onesimus valuable for the humanities! When the book comes out via @fortresspress.bsky.social, get excited about the reception (from Ethiopia and Greece to the UK and US) of one of the earliest known individuals who was enslaved by a Christian

Friends, I hope you’ll share this widely. The @jcblibrary.bsky.social is hiring 2 3-yr research associates for collaborative work on religions and freedoms in the early Americas. Info is here and I’m happy to take questions offline: brown.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/staff-...

Karin Wulf@kawulf.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Last post for the year to say that @jcblibrary.bsky.social we've been thinking hard about how to support scholars and scholarship amidst the multi-dimensional crises for humanities research. We remain committed to our traditional fellowships (indeed in the wake of NEH revocation we expanded), but 1/

The call for papers for ISBL in Adelaide is now live! Check out the Families and Children in the Ancient World section: members.sbl-site.org/internationa...

Love this analysis from Jen Kaalund. "Memory binds us together and helps us become who we aspire to be. But it only does this when we remember the real and complicated stories."

Christian Century@christiancentury.bsky.social · 9mo ago

“Just as the Roman elite made efforts to systematize the erasure of an unwanted past—to create the illusion of a pure one—so the legislatures across our country are attempting to do the same.” – Jennifer Kaalund www.christiancentury.org/online-colum...

Looking forward to seeing folks at #aarsbl25 #sblaar25!

Fortress Press@fortresspress.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Kathleen Gallagher Elkins is the newest addition to our team! She’ll be on-site at #AARSBL25 acquiring in biblical studies, interreligious dialogue, and feminist studies in religion. Schedule a meeting: bit.ly/4hZPxkM

Heading to #AARSBL2025 in Boston? Our editorial team would love to meet with you! If you’re working on a book proposal or curious about publishing opportunities, let’s connect and discuss your ideas. Reach out to schedule a time to chat: www.fortresspress.com/aar-sbl/#edi...

Come say hi!

Fortress Press@fortresspress.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Heading to AARSBL in Boston? Be sure to stop by our annual reception at The Westin Copley Place on November 22! Discover our latest publications, toast to new horizons in academic publishing, and enjoy a lively evening connecting with fellow scholars, writers, and colleagues.

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day? Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

I considered writing a long carefully constructed argument laying out the harms and limitations of AI, but instead I wrote about being a hater. Only humans can be haters.

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